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Algeria
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Algeria and Mauritania health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Mauritania
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Algeria Population Pyramid
60,923,390
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Mauritania Population Pyramid
9,024,891
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
46.3
48.4
47.3
103
108
103
 
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
52.3
54.3
53.3
104
110
106
 
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
58.9
61.2
60.0
99
109
105
 
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
65.8
68.3
67.0
80
102
95
 
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
69.6
73.2
71.3
61
91
77
 
58.4
61.6
60.0
133
132
134
2010
73.0
76.5
74.7
49
78
61
 
60.5
63.5
62.0
142
145
143
2019
76.2
78.1
77.1
43
72
51
 
68.1
68.7
68.4
119
141
131
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
76.2
78.1
43
72
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age
76.2
78.1
43
72
68.1
68.7
119
141
Age 5
78.1
79.8
36
65
73.8
73.6
71
129
Age 10
78.2
79.9
36
63
74.2
73.9
68
127
Age 15
78.4
80.0
36
63
74.3
74.1
68
127
Age 20
78.5
80.2
36
63
74.6
74.3
69
127
Age 25
78.8
80.3
38
62
74.9
74.6
69
127
Age 30
79.0
80.4
38
60
75.3
74.9
70
127
Age 35
79.3
80.6
39
60
75.7
75.2
70
127
Age 40
79.6
80.9
37
60
76.1
75.7
67
128
Age 45
79.9
81.2
37
60
76.6
76.2
66
129
Age 50
80.3
81.5
37
60
77.2
76.9
67
131
Age 55
80.8
82.0
37
60
78.1
77.8
66
134
Age 60
81.5
82.6
39
62
79.1
78.9
71
135
Age 65
82.5
83.4
39
63
80.6
80.3
70
131
Age 70
83.7
84.5
41
69
82.3
82.1
68
125
Age 75
85.1
85.8
57
79
84.6
84.4
67
127
Age 80
86.9
87.6
77
93
87.1
87.0
69
123
Age 85
88.9
90.2
167
114
90.1
90.2
71
112
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
154.36
45
97.58
114
2. Stroke
66.29
108
74.41
100
3. Hypertension
23.82
62
16.11
102
4. Road Traffic Accidents
21.81
67
31.87
44
5. Kidney Disease
21.12
104
28.66
67
6. Breast Cancer
18.09
77
14.72
122
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
17.36
125
84.48
39
8. Alzheimers & Dementia
16.08
124
19.76
53
9. Lung Disease
13.25
150
16.35
131
10. Diabetes Mellitus
13.25
134
33.08
83
11. Lung Cancers
11.00
100
2.77
163
12. Liver Disease
9.52
129
25.88
73
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.74
91
5.29
146
14. Tuberculosis
6.72
77
24.14
46
15. Low Birth Weight
6.68
68
15.92
3
16. Prostate Cancer
6.45
151
18.54
72
17. Congenital Anomalies
6.20
85
7.27
46
18. Cervical Cancer
5.97
113
27.42
20
19. Asthma
5.72
83
8.59
70
20. Stomach Cancer
5.61
97
6.03
91
21. Lymphomas
5.07
79
2.74
157
22. Birth Trauma
4.61
69
9.85
27
23. Bladder Cancer
4.05
24
2.05
93
24. Parkinson's Disease
3.57
122
4.87
54
25. Falls
3.38
141
6.66
73
26. Ovary Cancer
3.31
135
3.39
128
27. Other Injuries
3.26
167
8.96
76
28. Leukemia
3.03
120
0.73
176
29. Pancreas Cancer
2.72
122
1.67
151
30. Suicide
2.60
169
5.47
132
31. Drug Use
2.46
32
2.66
30
32. Diarrhoeal diseases
2.25
104
44.13
41
33. Endocrine Disorders
2.23
144
4.39
78
34. Inflammatory/Heart
2.19
160
4.86
90
35. Maternal Conditions
2.07
69
16.08
15
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.03
109
4.26
67
37. Skin Cancers
2.00
86
2.41
54
38. Oral Cancer
1.90
139
2.03
130
39. Violence
1.71
138
13.71
31
40. Fires
1.54
90
3.05
47
41. Liver Cancer
1.52
181
12.80
20
42. Drownings
1.01
149
2.10
112
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.97
122
1.53
91
44. Oesophagus Cancer
0.87
165
1.31
140
45. Epilepsy
0.82
151
1.97
72
46. Meningitis
0.71
95
8.18
39
47. Poisonings
0.65
85
1.50
59
48. Hepatitis B
0.44
70
0.71
49
49. HIV/AIDS
0.43
126
7.20
66
50. Uterin Cancer
0.42
178
1.46
141
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
54,547
29.46
1,636
6.92
2. Stroke
23,393
12.63
1,307
5.53
3. Road Traffic Accidents
8,996
4.86
1,158
4.90
4. Hypertension
8,369
4.52
286
1.21
5. Kidney Disease
7,528
4.07
555
2.35
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
7,289
3.94
2,756
11.66
7. Alzheimers & Dementia
5,635
3.04
251
1.06
8. Low Birth Weight
5,441
2.94
2,014
8.52
9. Diabetes Mellitus
4,678
2.53
594
2.51
10. Lung Disease
4,668
2.52
275
1.16
11. Congenital Anomalies
4,357
2.35
665
2.81
12. Lung Cancers
3,931
2.12
60
0.25
13. Birth Trauma
3,800
2.05
1,204
5.10
14. Breast Cancer
3,465
1.87
189
0.80
15. Liver Disease
3,464
1.87
586
2.48
16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3,139
1.70
110
0.47
17. Tuberculosis
2,840
1.53
717
3.03
18. Asthma
2,040
1.10
170
0.72
19. Stomach Cancer
2,032
1.10
132
0.56
20. Lymphomas
1,833
0.99
65
0.28
21. Bladder Cancer
1,423
0.77
42
0.18
22. Other Injuries
1,401
0.76
343
1.45
23. Falls
1,315
0.71
140
0.59
24. Parkinson's Disease
1,249
0.67
69
0.29
25. Leukemia
1,157
0.62
22
0.09
26. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,111
0.60
1,656
7.01
27. Cervical Cancer
1,088
0.59
333
1.41
28. Suicide
1,072
0.58
141
0.60
29. Prostate Cancer
1,069
0.58
118
0.50
30. Drug Use
983
0.53
71
0.30
31. Pancreas Cancer
973
0.53
39
0.17
32. Endocrine Disorders
926
0.50
197
0.83
33. Maternal Conditions
917
0.50
639
2.70
34. Inflammatory/Heart
825
0.45
110
0.47
35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
721
0.39
83
0.35
36. Violence
713
0.39
491
2.08
37. Skin Cancers
711
0.38
50
0.21
38. Oral Cancer
695
0.38
45
0.19
39. Fires
636
0.34
123
0.52
40. Ovary Cancer
611
0.33
43
0.18
41. Liver Cancer
551
0.30
312
1.32
42. Drownings
451
0.24
116
0.49
43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
362
0.20
34
0.14
44. Epilepsy
355
0.19
75
0.32
45. Meningitis
320
0.17
357
1.51
46. Oesophagus Cancer
313
0.17
30
0.13
47. Poisonings
287
0.16
67
0.28
48. HIV/AIDS
193
0.10
231
0.98
49. Pertussis
169
0.09
574
2.43
50. Hepatitis B
165
0.09
22
0.09
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Algeria ALGERIA   Mauritania MAURITANIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
18.09
77
14.72
122
2. Lung Cancers
11.00
100
2.77
163
3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8.74
91
5.29
146
4. Prostate Cancer
6.45
151
18.54
72
5. Cervical Cancer
5.97
113
27.42
20
6. Stomach Cancer
5.61
97
6.03
91
7. Lymphomas
5.07
79
2.74
157
8. Bladder Cancer
4.05
24
2.05
93
9. Ovary Cancer
3.31
135
3.39
128
10. Leukemia
3.03
120
0.73
176
11. Pancreas Cancer
2.72
122
1.67
151
12. Skin Cancers
2.00
86
2.41
54
13. Oral Cancer
1.90
139
2.03
130
14. Liver Cancer
1.52
181
12.80
20
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.87
165
1.31
140
16. Uterin Cancer
0.42
178
1.46
141
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.